Photo: ぱちょぴ（投稿者）撮影 / CC BY-SA 3.0（Wikimedia Commons）
Kashii-gu Shrine
香椎宮
かしいぐう
Fukuoka · Higashi Ward, Fukuoka
An old shrine whose main hall in the Kashii-zukuri style is an Important Cultural Property, with the Furo-sui spring and the camphor-lined Chokushi-michi avenue.
- Enshrined Deities
- Emperor Chuai, Empress Jingu, Emperor Ojin and Sumiyoshi Okami
- Founded
- Tradition dates it to 724, with its origin in enshrining the spirit of Emperor Chuai at the site of his Kashi-no-miya palace.
- Address
- 4-16-1 Kashii, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
History
Tradition dates it to 724, with its origin in enshrining the spirit of Emperor Chuai at the site of his Kashi-no-miya palace. The present main hall, built in 1801 in the Kashii-zukuri style, is an Important Cultural Property, and an imperial festival is held every ten years on October 9.
Highlights
- Main hall is an Important Cultural Property (Kashii-zukuri, 1801)
- Furo-sui spring (one of Japan's 100 Famous Waters)
- Chokushi-michi, a camphor-lined avenue of about 1 km
Annual Festivals
- Oct 29
- Annual Festival
- Oct 9, every 10 years
- Imperial Festival
- Spring & autumn
- Spring and autumn parishioner festivals
Access
About 3 minutes on foot from JR Kashii-jingu Station, or about 10 minutes from Kashiigu-mae Station (Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line).